US4403945A - Gas lighter for smokers - Google Patents

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US4403945A
US4403945A US06/199,271 US19927180A US4403945A US 4403945 A US4403945 A US 4403945A US 19927180 A US19927180 A US 19927180A US 4403945 A US4403945 A US 4403945A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/34—Component parts or accessories
    • F23Q2/40—Cover fastenings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/28—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel
    • F23Q2/285—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition

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  • the present invention relates to a gas lighter for smokers, more particularly of the type having a body, a cover able to delimit with the body an interior space when it is in a closed position and a valve mounted on the body in the space to move from a closed position in which the flow of gas is prevented to an open position which allows the gas to escape.
  • Such automatic or semi-automatic gas lighters are already known in which the gas is released when the cover is opened.
  • the disadvantage of lighters of this known type resides in the fact that the gas continues to escape as long as the cover is not reclosed. This means, in particular, that in case it is dropped, the lighter may remain lighted.
  • these lighters use a relatively large amount of gas. This point is particularly critical for electric or electronic lighters which are generally provided with a gas reservoir of small volume because of the large size of the mechanism.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages by providing a gas lighter with improved safety of use and which, in addition, permits saving gas.
  • the present invention has as its object a gas lighter including a body, a cover able to delimit with the body an interior space when it is in a closed position, and a valve mounted on the body in the space to move from a closed position in which the escape of gas is prevented to an open position which allows the gas to escape, characterized by the fact that it includes a valve lever mounted on the body to allow the opening of the valve, this valve lever being moveable from a retracted position in which it is entirely contained within the space, to an operating position in which it may be operated by the user, means connected to the cover being provided to move the valve lever from its retracted position to its operating position when the cover is moved from its closed position to its open position.
  • the gas can only escape from the valve as long as the user keeps a finger pressing on the valve lever.
  • the lighter goes out.
  • the valve lever being in its retracted position inside the cover, it follows that it cannot be operated inadvertently when the lighter is closed.
  • the gas lighter according to the invention can be a friction wheel lighter, the position of the valve lever being such that it may be operated by the same finger of the user as that which causes the rotation of the wheel.
  • the lighter according to the invention is an electric lighter, a switch placed in the lighting circuit being designed to be closed by the valve lever in the position where this valve lever causes the opening of the valve.
  • the cover can be raised from the body by sliding, elastic means urging the valve lever toward the operating position and a cam in the form of a wedge attached to the cover cooperating with a surface of the valve lever to bring it back to the retracted position when the cover is replaced on the body.
  • the cover is mounted pivotally on the body, means being provided to transform its pivoting movement to a movement of the valve lever between its retracted position and its operating position.
  • the means to transform the pivoting movement of the cover to a movement of the valve lever can comprise a curved bar attached to the cover and passing through an opening located in the valve lever.
  • the means can comprise an arm of the lever connected to the cover and a stop mounted on the body, a first bar being articulated at one of its ends to the arm of the lever and at its other end to a second bar articulated, for example, on the valve lever, a compression spring being placed between the stop and the articulation of the first bar on the arm of the lever.
  • the means comprises a cam attached to the cover cooperating with a surface of the valve lever to bring it into the operating position, and a spring to hold this surface pressed against the cam.
  • FIG. 1 is a partial view, in section, of a first embodiment of a gas lighter with a friction wheel, according to the invention, with its cover in the closed position;
  • FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1 and shows the lighter with its cover in the open position
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the valve lever of the lighter of FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a second embodiment of a gas lighter with a friction wheel, according to the invention, with its cover in the closed position;
  • FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 4 and shows the lighter with its cover in the open position
  • FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of a gas lighter with a friction wheel according to the invention with its cover in the closed position;
  • FIG. 7 corresponds to FIG. 6 and shows the lighter with its cover in the open position
  • FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of another embodiment of a gas lighter with a friction wheel according to the invention, with its cover in the closed position;
  • FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. 8 and shows the lighter with its cover in the open position
  • FIGS. 10 to 18 show embodiments of an electric lighter according to the invention, and correspond respectively to FIGS. 1 to 9.
  • a lighter having a body 1 and a cover 2.
  • This lighter includes, in a known manner, a gas valve 3, moveable axially, that is to say, generally perpendicular to the top surface of the body 1.
  • a gas valve 3 moveable axially, that is to say, generally perpendicular to the top surface of the body 1.
  • Elastic means not shown such as for example, a spring, acts on the valve 3 to maintain it in its depressed position in the body 1.
  • the lighter according to the invention includes a friction wheel 4 mounted on the body 1 which, when it is activated by the finger of the user, produces a spark which ignites the gas emitted through the valve 3.
  • the lighter includes a valve lever 5 mounted to slide on the body 1 between a retracted position shown on FIG. 1 and an operating position shown in broken lines on FIG. 2.
  • This valve lever 5 comprises at its front portion a knurled front end 6 to permit convenient contact with the finger of the user.
  • An elongated opening 7 is, for example, provided in the valve lever 5 to receive the friction wheel mechanism 8 and to allow the lever to slide on either side of this mechanism.
  • Another elongated opening 9 receives the stem of the valve 10 and comprises at its front part an enlarged portion 11 permitting the passage of the head of the valve.
  • Another opening 12 is provided in the valve lever 5 behind opening 9. The function of this opening 12 which is basically of rectangular section will be explained later.
  • the valve lever has at its rear portion a drilled opening 13 to receive an arm 14 of a helical spring 15 of which the other arm 16 is fixed to the body 1 of the lighter in a recess 17.
  • the spring 15 is such that when its end 14 is engaged in the opening 13, it urges the valve lever 5 toward the operating position, that is to say, toward the right on FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the finger 18 is immediately above the opening 12.
  • the friction wheel 4 can also be rotated in the direction of arrow 23 by the finger of the user, which produces the desired spark. Then the finger of the user continues its movement downwardly in the direction of arrow 24 and comes onto the front knurled part 6 of the valve lever 5 thus causing it to pivot around a boss 26 of the body 1. In this movement, the edges of the rear extremity of the opening 9 cooperate with the valve 3 to the position where it permits the gas to escape. The gas is then ignited by the spark produced by the friction wheel 4.
  • valve lever 5 On FIG. 2 the valve lever 5 is shown in broken lines in the operating position before it has been activated by the finger of the user, and in solid lines in the operating position where the finger of the user has caused it to pivot. If the user relaxes his pressure on the knurled front end 6 of the valve lever 5, this latter returns to the position shown in broken lines under the effect of the valve head of the valve 3, so that the gas stops escaping. This occurs, for example, in the case where the lighter is dropped or also when the user prepares to close it.
  • the cover 2 is engaged again on the body 1.
  • the tip of the surface of the cam 20 comes into contact with the surface 21 of the opening 12 of the valve lever 5 and, gradually as the cover 20 causes against the action of the spring 15, movement of the valve lever 5 from the operating position to the retracted position where the cover will be completely lowered onto the body 1.
  • the lighter according to the invention includes likewise a body 101 and a cover 102.
  • the cover is mounted in this case, pivotably on the body 101 on a hinge 130.
  • the valve lever 105 also has a knurled front end 106 and an elongated opening 107 permitting it to slide on either side of the mechanism 108 of the friction wheel 104. It also has an elongated opening 109 cooperating, in the same manner as the embodiment above, with the valve 103 of the lighter.
  • valve lever 105 has two lateral guide lugs 131 capable of sliding in slots 132 of the body 101, to guide the displacement of the valve lever 105 from its retracted position shown on FIG. 4 to its operating position shown in solid lines on FIG. 5.
  • the valve lever 105 includes, for example, an opening 112 similar to the opening 12 of the valve lever 5.
  • a curved bar 133 is secured to the cover 102 to cooperate with the opening 112 of the valve lever 105.
  • This curved bar 133 can be made in an approximately helical shape and swings around the hinge 130 along its length from between its end 134 attached to the cover 102 and its opposite free end 135.
  • the curved bar 133 is formed as an arc of a circle eccentric with respect to the hinge 130.
  • valve 103 When the pressure of the finger on the end 106 of the valve lever 105 is relaxed, the valve 103 resumes its lowered position in the body 101 so that the lighter is extinguished.
  • the lighter is then closed by pivoting the cover 102 around the hinge 130, in the direction opposite to that of the arrow 136, the curved bar 133 cooperating with the opening 112 of the valve lever 105 causes the return to the retracted position of the valve lever 105, the lugs 131 sliding in a reverse direction in the slots 132 of the body 101.
  • the valve lever 105 being retracted, the cover 102 can be completely closed.
  • the lighter shown on FIGS. 6 and 7 includes in the same manner as the preceding, a body 201, a cover 202 mounted to pivot on the body 201 around a hinge 230, a valve 203, a friction wheel 204 and a valve lever 205.
  • a stop 240 is pivotally mounted on the body 201 by means not shown around a axle 241.
  • a lever 242 is solidly mounted on the cover 202 and is disposed, in the closed position of the lighter, in a recess 243 of the body 201.
  • a first bar 245 which, at its other end 246 is articulated on a second bar 247 itself articulated at its end 248 on the valve lever 205 (FIG. 7).
  • valve lever 205 has, as previously shown, an opening 207 in which is engaged the mechanism 208 of the friction wheel 204, and an opening 209 capable of cooperating with the valve 203.
  • the spark is then produced by rotation of the friction wheel 204 in the direction of the arrow 223, after which, the end 206 of the valve lever 205 is pushed in the direction of the arrow 224 to bring the valve lever 205 to the position shown in broken lines on FIG. 7.
  • This movement is effected by pivoting of the valve lever 205 around the edge 251 of the body 201 by virtue of a slight reduction of thickness of the rear part 252 of the valve lever 205, this reduction in thickness allowing pivoting of the valve lever 205 in spite of the guides 249.
  • the lighter shown on FIGS. 8 and 9 has in the same manner a body 301, a cover 302 mounted to pivot on the body 301 around a hinge 330, a valve 303, a friction wheel 304 and a valve lever 305.
  • the valve lever is slidably mounted in the guides 349 of the body 301 and has a rear part 352 with reduced thickness to permit its pivoting around an edge 351 of the body 301.
  • the valve lever 305 has an opening 307 in which is engaged the mechanism 308 of the friction wheel 304 and another opening 312 of which the edges are able to cooperate with the valve 303.
  • the valve lever 305 has also a rear opening 313 in which is engaged the end 314 of a spring 315 mounted on the body 301.
  • a cam 360 is rigidly mounted on the cover 302.
  • This cam 360 has the form of a circular sector the axis of which is displaced with respect to the hinge 330 toward the body 301.
  • This cam is able to cooperate with the surface of the end 361 of the valve lever 305 to bring it from the retracted position shown on FIG. 8 to the operating position shown in solid lines on FIG. 9.
  • a lever 342 is likewise solidly mounted on the cover 302 and is, when the cover is closed, lodged in a recess 343 of the body 301.
  • a first bar 362 which at its other end is articulated on a second bar 363 pivotally mounted at its end 364 on the body 301 in its recess 343.
  • Another arm 365 of the spring 315 urges the bar 363 toward the left of FIG. 8.
  • the friction wheel 304 can also be activated in the direction of the arrow 323 to produce a spark after which, the valve lever 305 is pushed by its end 306 in the direction of the arrow 324. This results in a pivoting around the edge 351 of the body 301 and a raising of the valve 303 which allows the escape of the gas which ignites.
  • the arm 314 of the spring 315 then maintains the edge 361 of the valve lever 305 in contact with the cam 360 causing the displacement of the valve lever 305 in a direction opposite to that of arrow 325, that is to say, it returns to the retracted position.
  • the cover 302 is then completely closed by the pressure exerted by the end 365 of the spring 315 on the bar 363.
  • FIGS. 10 to 18 show electrical lighters according to the invention in different embodiments corresponding to the lighter shown on FIGS. 1 to 9.
  • FIGS. 10 to 12 which correspond respectively to FIGS. 1 to 3, one finds a lighter having a body 1', a cover 2', a valve 3' and a valve lever 5'.
  • An ignition circuit 70 has a switch 71 operated by the action of a push button 72 placed in such a manner as to be activated by the valve lever 5'.
  • FIG. 11 shows the lighter of FIG. 10 with its cover 2' lifted, that the valve lever 5' is displaced in the direction of the arrow 25' toward the operating position where it may be operated by the finger of the user. It is thus moved from the position shown in broken lines to the position shown in solid lines where on one hand, it causes the pushing in of the push button 72 which closes the switch 71 of the ignition circuit 70 and at the same time lifts the valve 3' which causes the flow of the gas which is ignited by means of the ignition circuit.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 a cover 73 having an opening 74 for the passage of the valve lever 5', another opening 75 for the passage of the valve 3' and a third opening 76 for the passage of the rod 18' solidly attached to the cover 2' of the lighter.
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 show a lighter of which the mechanism is identical to that of the lighter of FIGS. 4 and 5 and are not as a result described in detail.
  • a push button 172 is provided underneath the valve lever 105' and permits the closing of the switch 171 placed in the ignition circuit 170 of the lighter.
  • FIG. 14 One sees on FIG. 14 the lighter of FIG. 13 with its cover 102' open and its valve lever 105' in operating position.
  • the valve lever 105' is pressed down in the direction of arrow 124' to cause the opening of valve 103' and the closing of switch 171.
  • the electric lighter shown on FIGS. 15 and 16 is similar to that shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • a push button 272 provided to close a switch 271 in the ignition circuit 270 of the lighter.
  • valve lever 205' The displacement of the valve lever 205' from its retracted position on FIG. 15 to its operating position shown in solid lines on FIG. 16 is accomplished in the manner which has been described with reference to FIG. 7.
  • the lighting of the lighter is accomplished like that of the lighters shown on FIGS. 10 and 13.
  • lighter shown on FIGS. 17 and 18 is an electric lighter similar to the lighter shown on FIGS. 8 and 9 and the movement of the valve lever 305' from its retracted position shown on FIG. 17 to the operating position shown in solid lines on FIG. 18 is accomplished in the same manner.
  • a push button 372 is placed beneath the valve lever 305' to permit at the moment of its being pressed down in the direction of the arrow 324' the closing of the switch 371 placed in the ignition circuit 370 of the lighter.
  • the lighter according to the invention permits the extinguishing of the flame when the pressure on the valve lever is released. It thus results particularly in a reduced consumption of gas and much greater safety of use because the lighter is extinguished automatically in case it is dropped.
  • valve lever is retractable, prevents its accidental activation and makes it possible to give the lighter an attractive appearance.

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